Podcasts about unearthed tips

D&D Advice: Frame Job! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Some of the best encounters in Dungeons & Dragons revolve around political intrigue and espionage. Give a listen as we give a great Player tip on turning a crappy cantrip into a surprisingly useful tool. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Smite Shards, More Smite Fuel! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast The world of fantasy RPGs is full of magical artifacts, created by accident. So what happens when a high-level celestial touches the mortal realm? They leave a divine smite shard. Perfect for fueling your favorite paladin ability. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Becoming the Characters' Biggest Fan | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast When it comes to Dungeons and Dragons, it can be easy to get caught up in our own stories as Dungeon Masters. It's important to remember, for a game to be truly great, you must become the character's biggest fan. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Aracthillid | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our new monster combines arachnophobia with brain-sucking mindflayers. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Kingdom in Crisis | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter is Kingdom in Crisis which delves deep into political intrigue. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Papa Smurf Gonna Whoop that Ass | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our monster the arctic tinkerer looks a bit like papa smurf, let the derail begin. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Hot Delivery | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter involves delivering hot stoves...with fire mephits inside? Hopefully it's not too hot for our party handle. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure.

D&D Advice: Progress Clocks | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. We discuss progress clocks, a phenomenal Dungeon Master tool we borrow from the great game of Blades in the Dark!

D&D Advice: Of Quartz we'll find it | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter 'Of Quartz We'll Find it' is a fun race against another adventuring party vying for the same prize.

D&D Advice: Spell Reagents, Brodents and more | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our magic item the spell reagent Death Blossom is the perfect exploration reward to enhance even the weakest necromancy minion.

Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast 2 Crit Academy talks about the multiple benefits of using animate dead spells that are more than just zombie meat shields and so much more.

Unearthed Tips and Tricks Volume 1 Podcast Crit Academy brings you a body-snatching ooze, roleplaying advice, a unique spell reagent to enhance your magic spells and so much more for your Dungeons and Dragons game.

This week we talk about justifying some grey moral areas, playing without a GM, and the difference between to outwardly-similar fundamental mechanics. Come check it out! Question(s) discussed: 1. Do you have any experience converting D&D to be a GM-less game? 2. In a world where magic exists that lets you Speak with Animals, is eating animals or using them for labor morally justifiable? 3. How do you explain the difference between Intelligence and Wisdom? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week we talk about taxes, death, and how to avoid both (and more)! Question(s) discussed: 1. Do merchants in your game charge the PCs tax? 2. Can you play as a vampire in D&D? 3. Roles within a party. What are your thoughts? Should every party have a dedicated tank and healer? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Today's episode is all about Planescape, the plane-hopping campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons! We discuss the city of Sigil, the Lady of Pain, and much, much more. Question(s) discussed: 1. What's Planescape all about? Has anyone converted Planescape to 5e? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week we get into another variety of topics- the process of rolling dice, the likelihood of railroading vs. effort put in, the negative stereotypes of tabletop gamers, and more. Come along for the ride! Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you like to roll Advantage or Disadvantage? 2. Do you think virtual tabletops like Roll20 encourage railroading? 3. I just played my first D&D game and everyone in the group was smelly, slovenly, rude, and overweight. Is this common or did I just have a rough first time? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

We cover a few different topics this week, including ability scores, monstrous player races, and the logistics of abnormally large weapons. And I'm celebrating a milestone, so come along for the ride! Question(s) discussed: 1. Why do we still have both ability scores AND bonuses? 2. Do you think that having too many rare player races makes everyone's race more bland? 3. How do you rationalize PCs carrying around weapons that would be way too big and cumbersome? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week we're talking about multiclassing... into the same class!? We discuss the viability of trying to take two class specializations in 5th Edition D&D- whether it's possible, or whether it SHOULD be possible. Let us know what you think! Question(s) discussed: 1. In 5th Edition D&D, is it possible to multiclass into the same class, but different archetype? If not, should it be possible? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about characters that answer to a higher power- Clerics, Paladins, and Warlocks. What are the differences? The similarities? How to make them all more distinct- or blur the lines between them? Listen and hear our thoughts! Question(s) discussed: 1. What is the difference between a Cleric, a Paladin, and a Warlock? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Is it weird for adults to play in a roleplaying game with children, or vice versa? Strap in for one of Gabe's patented rants for this episode, because he's got some strong opinions on that! Question(s) discussed: 1. Is it weird for a much older person to play D&D with a group of much younger players (or vice versa)? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about going against the norms when designing characters, and whether or not ranged combat could be.... better? Come along with us- we might also be celebrating a special occasion! Question(s) discussed: 1. Can contradictory characters (that go against established norms for race/class/personality combinations) be fun? 2. What are your thoughts on how ranged combat works in D&D and other fantasy games? For example, bows always use Dexterity and melee weapons are usually Strength. Could the system be more realistic without making it less fun? Buy Crit Academy's new book, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II! Find it here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314378/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-II Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com  Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict  Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/  And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Welcome back Friends! DM Jake Harman continues the side story of Triple A, with the party following a map they found in a strange sink hole. Joined by Jax and Smoke, all aboard the giant beast of burden Whiley they make there way into the swamp. The Unearthed Tips and Tricks competition is back, the Q and A is back and we hope you enjoy the continuing adventure. Please enjoy, thanks for listening and as always May All Your Rolls Be Natural 20's

This week we cover the amazing DMsguild supplement Nerzugal's Dungeon Master Tool Kit from author Steven Williams! This incredible toolkit includes an assortment of dungeon maps, puzzles, fully detailed dungeons, random encounters, entire one-shot adventures, and tables to create hundreds of fun magic items. Most of these are able to be dropped in any campaign setting with just a small amount of work by the DM, providing at least thirty hours of content! Get your copy here! https://tinyurl.com/yywgb23g Check out Crit Academy Supplements on DMsguild Here! https://tinyurl.com/y3jsxhug Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/y2vvwxa7 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show and get access to bloopers, complimentary copy of our Unearthed Tips and Tricks book, and even help play test our products. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we discuss Matt Mercer’s Corruption: An adaptation of corruption rules of 5th edition DnD gives you the tools you need to inject some of this menace into your games. Certain landscapes house deeply evil places or artifacts that corrupt the very nature of people who spend time around them. Sites where the presence of such terrible wickedness can slowly twist and infect the physical forms of even the most holy of creatures. Get your copy here! https://tinyurl.com/y5uzelh8 Check out Crit Academy Supplements on DMsguild Here! https://tinyurl.com/y3jsxhug Show Notes:  https://tinyurl.com/y5wa85ps Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show and get access to bloopers, complimentary copy of our Unearthed Tips and Tricks book, and even help play test our products. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

Welcome back Friends! After last weeks episode the party has levelled up to level 5 for all except for Flint who has found a deep connection with an old bardic accordion making him a BARDBARIAN! DM Jake Harman leads our friends back through the Cold Wood and to Silverymoon for a much needed break, where Bruin drops an idea in Aurelius' mind. Sadly no Q and A this week but we do have another winner for the Unearthed Tips and Trick book from our friends at Crit Academy, tune in to find out if you're the lucky winner! Please enjoy, thanks for listening and as always May All Your Rolls Be Natural 20's

This week we cover the must have Dungeons and Dragons supplement from Alex Clippinger "100 Ways to Excuse a Character Absence" a must have DMsguild supplement. "I'm so sorry, I can't make it this week." We've been there. We've all been there. The dreaded session drop-out. Someone can't make it. But your other players are ready to continue. How do you explain why one of their companions is suddenly gone? This is a silly little supplement with two d4 tables per class, giving random reasons why that character suddenly isn't here right now. The excuses are always vague and strange enough to account for why an adventurer might go missing for minutes or hours at a time. Get your copy here! https://tinyurl.com/y6mypg38 Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes:  https://tinyurl.com/y6hj3o66 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show and get access to bloopers, complimentary copy of our Unearthed Tips and Tricks book, help play test our products. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

Welcome back Friends! In this episode Flint leads the party into his home of Eyr Hanad, a castle built into the side of a mountain in the Cold Wood. DM Jake Harman takes our band of would be adventurers into the depths of this battle site from long ago. What will they find? Will Flint find the answers he's been looking for to quell his shame? Tune in to find out. Sadly no Q and A this week but we do have a winner of Crit Academy's amazing book Unearthed Tips and Tricks, listen to the end of the episode to find out if you're a winner. Please enjoy, thanks for listening and as always May All Your Rolls Be Natural 20's

We discuss the amazing 5e supplement "Go for the Eyes" by Alex Clippinger In Go for the Eyes, you'll find ways to throw curveballs at players who thought they knew monster stat blocks by heart. Targeted Body Parts. Ever cripple a dragon's wing? Destroyed a beholder's central eye? Smashed a bone devil's stinger? Your players can overcome precise targeting and damage thresholds to inhibit a creature mid-battle. Dynamic Traits. A frozen phoenix is momentarily slowed before it explodes back into full radiance. The mummy lord cackles, empowered by the curse it's inflicted on those around it. Discover new monster traits that complement lore and challenge foolhardy adventurers. Get your copy of Go for the Eyes:  http://tinyurl.com/y63gtdrj Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes:  http://tinyurl.com/yxp3das2 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show and get access to bloopers, complimentary copy of our Unearthed Tips and Tricks book, help play test our products. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we discuss and break down our sorcerous origin the GUN Mage. A D&D character option on the DMsguild. While many sorcerers find themselves able to naturally tap into the well of magic inside of them, some are not so lucky. Their search for a way to tap into this power has lead them into using artificially enhanced arcane focuses that pull the power inside within their reach. These special focuses are known as Genetic Unconventional Neo-focus, or G.U.N for short. Get your copy of the GUN Mage:  http://tinyurl.com/yybq5nzt Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes:  http://tinyurl.com/yyn2j6ff Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we discuss Ancestral Weapons by Dungeon Rollers. A Dungeons and Dragons 5e supplement with rules for creating powerful heirloom weapons that evolve and grow with your players. A noble blade wielded in the blood wars, an axe used to protect the great city of Mirabar from orc invasions, or a powerful staff passed down through the eons. Ancestral weapons, heirlooms, are iconic within roleplaying. These weapons embody a character’s family, story, and their history. These weapons are as important to many characters as their race, class, or background, to these people the opportunity to carry these items in their adventures is the true reward. Get your copy of Ancestral Weapons:  https://tinyurl.com/y52zunmd Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes:  https://tinyurl.com/y6dae3gj Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we delve into DMsguild creator Tyler Kamstra's Dungeons and Dragons 5e supplement Monstrous Races. Whether you’re playing an all-monster party or just want to play a monstrous race in an otherwise normal party, this document presents rules for playing every creature in the Monster Manual, new feats and backgrounds for monstrous characters, analysis of officially published races, highly detailed rules for building your own races, new rules for tiny races, and rules for templates for player characters. This supplement is for 5th-edition Dungeons and Dragons. What is in this document? 228 playable races (every creature in the Monster Manual, no exceptions!) 116 subraces 13 templates for Player Characters, including new rules for Lycanthropes and Vampires Design notes discussing how everything in the document was built and suggestions for changing everything to fit your game Rules for Tiny, Large, Huge, and Gargantuan player races New feats New backgrounds Get your Monstrous Races:  https://tinyurl.com/y2jrath9 Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/y2wtqrr2 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

We interview DMsguild.com creator Christopher Willet on his D&D supplement "Planeswalkers of Ravnica". It provides Dungeon Masters and Players with tools for incorporating Planeswalkers into their Ravnica campaigns. It includes; A new Planeswalker background with a color based alignment system. Your color grants you access to exclusive spells.  Every spell in the Players Handbook is categorized by their corresponding color on the color wheel.  Statblocks for 8 planeswalkers who are active on Ravnica including Jace Beleren and Gideon Jura.  5 new spells inspired by cards from Magic: The Gathering 2 brand new magic items 3 new monsters Get your Planeswalkers of Ravnica here:  https://tinyurl.com/y46gftlm Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/yxa3f33f Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we discuss a new supplement setting book for Dungeons and Dragons, Ravnica. Ravnica originally appeared as a setting for the MTG trading card game Ravnica is one of the most popular settings, in part because the world's ten guilds strongly support the way players build MAGIC decks. Ravnica is a whole new world for your D&D campaign to explore. A vast, sprawling city that covers the whole of the known world, Ravnica teems with intrigue and adventure, driven by the conflicts among the ten powerful guilds that rule the city. You can support our Show: Get your Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica here:  http://tinyurl.com/yysa299m Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: http://tinyurl.com/y2b3df7u Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

This week we discuss player made structures with Fortress, Temples, and Strongholds. A guide to player made structures by Walrock Homebrew The world is a wild and scary place, full of monsters, malevolence, and myriad evils to be expunged. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a place to unwind? A place to hang your hat, build and customize, and to call your home? Wouldn't it be nice to leave your mark in the world? To build a permanent edifice as a testament to the ages, a bulwark of safety against the ravages of time? Would you build a mighty temple to your gods, proclaiming your faith far and wide? A dreary dungeon complete with a grotto of poisonous herbs and holding cells for those that would oppose you? Or a quiet cottage in the forest, an idyllic and relaxing retreat holding a simple magical study? Get your Copy Here: https://tinyurl.com/y3utksle Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/yxf92l8q Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

We interview Jeff Stevens: Creator of the best selling book Villains and lairs. Expand your D&D game with this collection of 56 NPCs of various Challenge Ratings, thirteen of which include maps and details of their lairs. Add these NPCs as a side-quest, a main villain, a one-shot, a bounty for easy money, or however else you wish.  Written by some of the best-selling authors on the Dungeon Masters Guild and outstanding podcasters, each NPC includes an image, a backstory, motives, flaws, and a stat block. Some even include new magic items! Get your copy of Villains and Lairs! http://tinyurl.com/y5e6rymm Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: http://tinyurl.com/y49c45r4 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com

Dungeons and Dragons is filled with fantastical machines, magical constructs, and everything in between. What if you could create one of these constructs for yourself? The Greasemonkey’s Handbook is for you! It’s been designed from the ground up to be just that. In this supplement you will find rules for building, maintaining, outfitting and fighting with or alongside your very own All Terrain Utility Machine - or A.T.U.M for short. Get your Greasemonkey's Handbook! https://tinyurl.com/y2xpruxd Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/y3wckfwf Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com    

We take a look at "The Malady Codex"  A supplement that is written by medical students with a love for tabletop role playing games. Inspired by the vast array of diseases, and the medieval myths that once surrounded them, to enrich other worlds with fantastical diseases. Get your Copy Here  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/257343/The-Malady-Codex-The-Guide-to-Diseases?affiliate_id=1546158 Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d1Flerwmms_D7xnxoYzBq-bNFw46ioNY4NKwtJh2TpY

This week we interview Anne Gregersen author of the DMsguild best selling product "Little  Heroes" a guidebook for those who are looking to play D&D with children at the table. It also includes information to those who are looking to play as a child, and offers options when making such a character.  Get your Copy Here  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259394/Little-Heroes--A-Guide-to-Children-at-the-Table?affiliate_id=1546158 Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d1Flerwmms_D7xnxoYzBq-bNFw46ioNY4NKwtJh2TpY

We discuss introducing skill challenges into your games. Skill challenges are a series of skill checks by multiple characters, where a certain amount of successes spread across multiple skills and characters must be achieved before a number of failures. Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game.   Get your Copy Here  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259850/Skill-Challenges-in-5e?affiliate_id=1546158 Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KXvFW7zDOQicAdNfNigbkqd4m32Gvi_tfca2kQIPW84

Love playing those holy warriors but tired of the same old Oaths? Today we interview Matthew Gravelyn and discuss his sourcebook "Create-An-Oath: A Paladin Oath Creation Guide" which provides a clear guide to creating your very own paladin Oath compatible with 5e. Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game.   Get your Copy Here  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/258551/CreateAnOath-A-Paladin-Oath-Creation-Guide?affiliate_id=1546158 Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pLYU84JknzAxgmenik5ki6KqZoOtwQHaYgt7hqRNZoo

This episode we finish our class analysis of Matt Mercer's Gunslinger fighter archetype.  Some weapon masters couldn’t stop with the innovation of the crossbow. Experimentation with alchemic components and rare metals have unlocked the secrets of controlled explosive force. The few who have survived these trials of ingenuity may become the first to create, and deftly wield the first firearms, Powerful yet dangerous ranged weapons. However, not being a perfect science, firearms carry an inherent instability that can occasionally leave the user without a functional means of attack. But when fully functional, the wielder of these weapons can become a distant force of death on the battlefield.    Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game.   Get your Gunslinger here!  https://www.dmsguild.com/product/170778/Gunslinger-Martial-Archetype-for-Fighters&affiliate_id=1546158   Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M0l83xciK9GEoJ2JKfZRF1L58lHb09EAjODOpFYFeSU

This episode we finish our class analysis of Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter Class. In a landscape tormented by all manner of beasts, devils, and abominations from beyond the veil, most live in fear of the dark, of superstition, and of the unknown. Some, however, are so fanatical and bent on destroying the anathema that plagues the countryside that they embrace dark, forbidden knowledge.   Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game. Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hMFkjQFKKlTNOLENzLjAAvoMUuJPRV6dd6nBg2N2fQo

  This episode we do our class analysis of Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter Class. In a landscape tormented by all manner of beasts, devils, and abominations from beyond the veil, most live in fear of the dark, of superstition, and of the unknown. Some, however, are so fanatical and bent on destroying the anathema that plagues the countryside that they embrace dark, forbidden knowledge.   Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game. Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes Here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KF0N9oDZQDWHzczCb1oJ4hyY_JnDQ2JVgnUEMB0f2mA  

  This episode we take a look at laws of the land in Dragon Heist. Crimes in the world and appropriate forms of punishments.   Check out Jeff Stevens' Fruit of Evil! https://www.dmsguild.com/product/238905/The-Fruit-of-Evil--Adventure?affiliate_id=1546158 Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game. Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes Here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1afUpSJDnsFFPT7f03mRcCqyNxD-Yu_EbzKoanSyJTIs

Episode 101: Weapon Options: This episode we take a look at some of Kobold Press' Midgard Heroes Handbook's weapon options. Unique features that give each weapon a unique feel.   Check out Jeff Stevens' Villains and Lairs Adventure! https://www.dmsguild.com/product/259099/Villains--Lairs?affiliate_id=1546158 Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game. Our first book: Unearthed Tips & Tricks is now available on DMsguild Here: www.dmsguild.com/product/259443/Unearthed-Tips-and-Tricks-Volume-I?affiliate_id=1546158 Become a patreon donor at www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Show Notes Here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1chpOSfNL707Xvj2QtzIRb7DO6jSnpv-E1lHwYtsIAK0

Make sure to subscribe at www.critacademy.com for a chance to win free prizes. Our show may not be suitable for children, but neither is our D&D game. Become a patreon doner! www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Get access to behind the scenes footage, enjoy the show live and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy On today's show... Mass Combat! Guest: Arjade - Game Masters Stash     Sponsor: Goblin Stone Winner: Laurendeau91   Thanks for joining us today at the “Crit Academy” studios where everything is made up and your rolls don’t matter. Yup, that’s right; your rolls are like shoes for a halfling.   Today’s Highlights: Segment 1: In the Realm: (Where we discuss anything of interest going on in our personal lives.)   Sponsor: Audible Get a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial. audibletrial.com/critacademy Audible has over 180,000 titles for you to choose from for all of your mobile devices.   Segment 2: Crit Nation Feedback: Let’s talk about Blank!  (Answer questions!) Jordan M. from Facebook asks: Rules question – Druid is in wildshape form with full hp. He gets charmed by a Succubus who then proceeds to use draining kiss. The resulting damage meets his max hp. Does the druid A) instantly die per draining kiss rules or B) revert back to druid form?   Segment 3: Main Topic: (Mass Combat) Mass combat rules are designed to allow the dmg to determine outcomes of massive battles A battle rating is determined for each creature – an general measurement of combat effectiveness To manage large scales – creatures organized into units. Morale rating is also used to measure combat motivations Fight to the death or flee Each unit has a Commander – Key role with their charisma modifier applying to initiative and morale Each unit must have 1 commander Battle Rating is based on the creatures CR. Bonus' range from +1 to +50 Table provided in UA Once a unit is created you use the table to calculate BR CR under ½ provide no BR Creating Units Each unit consists of 400 medium or smaller creatures Larger sizes take more space in a unit  (table provided) The larger the units the less creatures per unit Unit space is measured 100 feet on each side regardless of size – for tracking purposes It's best to organize similar or identical creatures to a unit Ranged Attackers A unit must have all creatures who can make ranged attacks at will to do so as a unit Range is 100 feet unless a single unit has less than that, then use that range Morale Rating This acts much like an ability modifier, scale of -10 to +10 (table in UA) roll d20 and add morale modifier Rule of thumb, start morale at 0 Add Commander's Charisma modifier – represents their ability to lead and motivate Factors Affecting Morale Poor treatment Low/No pay No stake in outcome Incompetent Commanders Daunting, overwhelming foe Poor equipment Running Battles Time: 1 round = 1 minute – Maneuvering hundreds of units takes time Initiative: Each unit is fixed: 10+unit morale + commander charisma mod A unit can move and take 1 action per turn Speed: =10x its lowest members speed Movement: A unit must stop moving if its adjacent to an enemy unit, unless thy disengage. Miniatures: Really helps here Each grid square or hex is 100 feet Action Options: Attack: Opposed checks between both unit's BR. Advantage: Attacker has Higher ground Defender is adjacent to to an additional enemy unit(flanking) Disadvantage: Defender has partial cover Defender is flanked by two friendly units Morale Checks: Casualties: A unit makes a DC 15 morale check if reduced to half its BR, if failed, it is removed from battle. Friendly Casualties: If a friendly unit is defeated within 500 feet, the unit must make a DC 10 morale check, if failed can't move or take action on its next turn Characters in Mass Combat: Don't absorb them into units if you can avoid it-if you must allow them to use special abilities to effect the unit. Example Wall of Ice effects 100 foot long line. Instead pause the action and give them a normal combat Zoom it to focus on the PCs, when enemy eliminated move back out to mass combat. Characters in Units: You can allow them to cast spells and do their actions as normal or allow them to control the units and become the commanders of their unit. Critical Events: If characters aren't placed as part of a unit you can have them take place in critical events during battle. See table in UA. These events play out like one-shot style games while the massive combat is going on around them.    Sponsor: Loresmyth Winner: Turtlesprint Segment 4: Unearthed Tips and Tricks! (We give you creative content for your next adventure) Character Concept: Nervous Tick Twitch from south park Always paranoid Easily startled   Monster Variant: The Count of Montecristo Origin: Noble Features: On Guard: While wielding a rapier, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack from you when they enter your reach. Lunging Attack: When The Count makes a melee weapon attack with On Guard, it can increase its reach by 5 feet. Halt: When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the creature’s speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.  Encounter: Call of Lightning! Entire combat takes place during a magical lightning storm. At the end of every characters turn they make a Dex saving throw to avoid being struck by lightning. A creature that moves more than 30 ft on their turn has advantage on this saving throw. A creature that doesn't move during their turn has disadvantage on the saving throw.     Magic Item: Socketed Gems -see reference doc - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw5BlE7UQBLHUWJkd3RVYmppUmM   Dungeon Master Tip: Make powerful items a liability. Powerful Items attract unwanted attention Have people approach the heroes and make offers on their equipment. Have them attacked in an attempt to have their gear stolen. Have crime syndicates break into their base of operations while their out on quests.   Player Tip: Don't be a Dick! Don't try and talk while your DM is talking. It's rude as hell It's distracting Half the time, nobody gives a shit what you have to say.   Closing:  Please join us on our next episode where we hear feedback from our Heroes. We will discuss (Insert subject) . If you have any feedback, unearthed tips and tricks or topics you would like us to discuss, please send them to us. You can email them to us at critacademy@gmail.com or find us on twitter and facebook @critacademy. We hope you’ve enjoyed your experience here at Crit Academy. If you did, you can help others find the show by leaving a hopefully 5 star review on itunes. Also be sure to give us a like and a share! Make sure to subscribe to our show at critacademy.com so we can help you on your future adventures as well as a chance to win cool prizes each and every week.  You will also find links to our fellowship members there as well. I am your host Justin and I am your guest(name). Thanks for listening. Keep your blades sharp and spells prepared heroes!

Make sure to subscribe at www.critacademy.com for a chance to win free prizes. On today's show we have Benoit De Bernardy of Goblin Stone! We discuss the creation of Goblin Stone and the process of getting your product published for the world to see! Segment 1: In the Realm- We spend a few minutes talking about what's going on in our lives. Goblin Stone: Banquet of the Damned adventure give away. Segment 2: Let's talk about blank: We answer a question from redditor, facebook or twitter. Main Topic: Goblin Stone Interview  Loresmyth: Claws of Madness adventure give away Unearthed Tips and Tricks: Character Concept: My days are numbered... Monster Variant: The Carrion Spy Encounter: Embedded Puzzle Lock Magic Item: Potion of Swift Action Dungeon Master Tip: Lead by Example Player Tip: Don't Be a Dick! Crit Academy is a weekly Dungeons and Dragons podcast that is released every Wednesday. Our show was created to provide guidance to our heroes as well as provide new and reusable material for both players and DMs. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure. While our content is focused on D&D5e many of our ideas and concepts and ideas can be applied to all forms of roleplay and rpg systems. Please subscribe, like and share so we can help other heroes on their next adventure! Keep your blades sharp and spells prepared heroes!

In this episode we do an in depth analysis breakdown of the barbarian and fighter class. Giving examples and our commentary on their features, in addition to examples for the features. We will also answer a question on how to start a campaign in an interesting way at lvl 1. Last but not least we will have our Unearthed Tips and Tricks segment full of goodies for you to bring on your next adventure!

Today we talk about different props that you can use to really get the most out of your game! We also give our thoughts on the spell Phantasmal Force and it's near infinite uses. Last but not least we give you examples that you can bring with you on your next adventure through our Unearthed Tips and Tricks segment! Our Weekly podcast was created to provide guidance to our heroes and prove them with new and reusable material for both players and DM's. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure. 

In this episode we answer one of our Heroes questions on the pros and cons of building your own world vs using pre-built modules. Our main topic we discuss breaking all the responsibilities of the DM into individual smaller tasks to make your life easier. Then final we top off our D&D sandwich with some special sauce in our Unearthed tips and tricks segment. Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3   Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com and enter to win free prizes every week.

In our fourth episode we delve into the world of being a Dungeon Master and what it takes to do the job! Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3   Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com A weekly Dungeons and Dragons podcast that was created to provide guidance to our heroes and provide them with new and reusable material for both players and DMs. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure.  

Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3 Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com In episode three we discuss the basics of combat the mechanics involved. We also discuss how to keep your gaming from devolving into just moving and attacking. Our tips will help you keep your game vivid and exciting. ​

Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3   Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com Our weekly podcast was created to provide guidance to our heroes and provide them with new and reusable material for both players and DMs. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure. ​Our podcast is broken into three segments! ​Crit Nation feedback! Where we dedicate and entire segment to the concerns, questions or anything you have to share with us. ​Main Topic! Our primary topic of discussion ranging from combat effectiveness, roleplaying and similar tips to help you learn or improve your gameplay experience! ​Our Unearthed Tips & Tricks Segment! Our favorite segment where we share with you ideas that you can use on your next adventure. This includes character concepts, magic items, encounter ideas, DM tips and player tips. ​  

Pick up our Unearthed Tips and Tricks Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/yaehqxr3   Become a patreon donor at https://www.patreon.com/critacademy and help support the show. Enjoy the show live and on camera and even chat with us during the show. Get a free audio book at www.audibletrial.com/critacademy Visit us us at www.critacademy.com and sign up to win some best selling adventures from the DM's guild. Our podcast was created to provide guidance to our heroes and provide them with new and reusable material for both players and DMs for Dungeons and Dragons. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure. Our podcast is broken into three segments! Crit Nation feedback! Where we dedicate and entire segment to the concerns, questions or anything you have to share with us. Main Topic! Our primary topic of discussion ranging from combat effectiveness, role playing and similar tips to help you learn or improve your gameplay experience!​ Our Unearthed Tips & Tricks Segment! Our favorite segment where we share with you ideas that you can use on your next adventure. This includes character concepts, magic items, encounter ideas, DM tips and player tips.